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Joint Formula

by Dr. Mercola · capsule · 90 capsules

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 8 10094 21243 8
  • DSLD label 339484
  • Serving 1 capsule
  • 90 servings

Joint Formula by Dr. Mercola lists 6 ingredients, 6 with an amount per serving of 1 capsule, such as 1 mg of vitamin C, 60 mg of calcium, 500 mg of nem and 75 mg of indian frankincense gum resin extract. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on September 25, 2025.

What is in Joint Formula?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 capsule. The capsule beside an amount places it among every product in the NIH database that lists the same ingredient: the bar is the middle half of their amounts, the line in it the median, the whiskers the 10th and 90th percentiles; the green tick is the FDA Daily Value and the red dashed tick the adult upper limit (IOM).

Joint Formula: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 339484, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Vitamin Cas Ascorbic Acid1 mg1%Vitamin C in Joint Formula against 18,583 products1 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 60 mg to 270 mg, the median 100 mg.DV 90 mgUL 2,000 mg1 mg

99% of 18,583 products listing vitamin C give more (median 100 mg).

Calciumas NEM60 mg5%Calcium in Joint Formula against 17,831 products60 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 252 mg, the median 115 mg.DV 1,300 mgUL 2,500 mg60 mg

68% of 17,831 products listing calcium give more (median 115 mg).

Nemas Eggshell Membrane500 mg
Indian Frankincense Gum Resin Extractorganic75 mgBoswellia in Joint Formula against 665 products75 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 100 mg to 290 mg, the median 135 mg.75 mg

82% of 665 products listing boswellia give more (median 135 mg).

Hyaluronic Acidas Sodium Hyaluronatelow density30 mgHyaluronic acid in Joint Formula against 900 products30 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 10 mg to 100 mg, the median 50 mg.30 mg

55% of 900 products listing hyaluronic acid give more (median 50 mg).

Astaxanthinas Haematococcus pluvialisorganic2 mgAstaxanthin in Joint Formula against 955 products2 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 0.1 mg to 4 mg, the median 1 mg.2 mg

Higher than 57% of 955 products listing astaxanthin (median 1 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 339484 (entered September 25, 2025), version 9.4.0. See the label on DSLD or its label image (PDF). Amounts are what the maker printed; DSLD does not test products. Daily Values: the FDA's Daily Value page.

Is that a lot?

The rows in the top or bottom tenth of the products that list the same ingredient, and any above the adult upper limit at the most servings a day the directions give:

  • 99% of the 18,583 products that print an amount of vitamin C list more than its 1 mg of vitamin C (median 100 mg).

The NIH database records one serving a day from the label's directions; its % Daily Values are for adults and children 4 or more years of age. The directions as printed are further down this page.

The Tolerable Upper Intake Level is the most of a nutrient per day, from food, water and supplements together, that is likely to pose no risk for almost all adults (Institute of Medicine, 2011). It does not apply under medical supervision. This page compares labels; it is not medical advice.

Sources: amounts from the DSLD label; Daily Values from 21 CFR 101.9(c)(8)(iv); adult upper limits from the Institute of Medicine's DRI summary tables (2011). How positions are computed.

Which products have the closest formulas?

The products whose ingredient lists overlap most with Joint Formula's, rare ingredients counting for more.

  • CollagenAmen 3 shared, 42% alike
  • Joint Support XTSNS Serious Nutrition Solutions 3 shared, 40% alike
  • NemNatural Factors 2 shared, 39% alike

Source: ingredient lists of every product's current label in DSLD (version 9.4.0); similarity weights each shared ingredient by how rare it is.

What does the label say about taking it?

Quoted from the label as DSLD transcribed it: the maker's words, including any claim about what the product does, which the FDA has not evaluated and PlainVitamins does not endorse.

Directions
Suggested Use: Adults, as a dietary supplement, take one (1) capsule daily.
Warnings
Keep out of reach of children.
Do not use if safety seal is broken.
If you are nursing, pregnant, taking medication or have a medical condition, consult your physician before taking this product.
Contains egg.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 339484.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Rice Bran Extract, Rice Husk, Gum Acacia, Sunflower Oil, Mixed Tocopherols.

How many labels does Joint Formula have?

9 labels are on file under this name since November 21, 2012: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 339484 (current) Entered September 25, 2025 · on the market · 90 capsules · UPC 8 10094 21243 8
  2. Label 327645 Entered February 23, 2025 · off the market July 15, 2025 · 90 capsules · UPC 8 10094 21243 8
  3. Label 327174 Entered December 21, 2024 · off the market July 15, 2025 · 30 capsules · UPC 8 10094 21241 4
  4. Label 308713 Entered May 23, 2024 · on the market · 30 tablets · UPC 8 13006 01250 8
  5. Label 308714 Entered April 23, 2024 · on the market · 90 tablets · UPC 8 10487 03135 6
  6. Label 231639 Entered August 23, 2020 · off the market June 6, 2023 · 90 tablets · UPC 8 10487 03135 6
  7. Label 231636 Entered August 23, 2020 · off the market June 6, 2023 · 30 tablets · UPC 8 13006 01250 8
  8. Label 72869 Entered April 25, 2017 · off the market July 13, 2020 · 30 capsules · UPC 8 13006 01250 8
  9. Label 14973 Entered November 21, 2012 · off the market October 24, 2016 · 30 capsules · UPC 8 13006 01250 8

Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).

Who makes it?

The label names NHP (distributor), Cape Coral, FL. All Dr. Mercola products.

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